Writer and director

Rick Garman

Writing Hallmark films since 2016. Mostly Christmas films. Wrote films in Cherry Lane and The Groomsmen. 5 films with Jonathan Bennett.

Hallmark films
32
at Christmas
17
average rating of 32 rated films
6.3
average weirdness, Hallmark median 4
4.7

Start hereThree ways into his films

Every Hallmark film

Beyond Hallmark

  • Oy to the World2025, Film, as Writer
  • Christmas at the Drive-In2022, Film, as Writer
  • A Christmas... Present2022, Film, as Writer
  • Christmas Time Is Here2021, Film, as Executive Producer
  • A Working Mom's Nightmare2019, Film, as Screenplay
  • Same Time Next Week2017, Film, as Writer

Who he works with

What turns up in his films

Traits that show up in his films more often than in Hallmark films overall, rarest first.

  • Ends with a weddingUncommon on Hallmark

    7 of his 32 films (22%). 8% of all Hallmark films.

  • Enemies to loversCommon on Hallmark

    8 of his 32 films (25%). 19% of all Hallmark films.

  • ChristmasCommon on Hallmark

    17 of his 32 films (53%). 32% of all Hallmark films.

  • Baking and cookingClassic Hallmark

    26 of his 32 films (81%). 59% of all Hallmark films.

Ratings and weirdness

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Films per year

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Series and guides

Featured in our guides: Baking and cooking movies, Winter movies, Christmas movies, Best Christmas movies, Small-town movies, Enemies to lovers

Questions people ask

How many Hallmark movies has Rick Garman been in?

We have 32 Hallmark movies on file for Rick Garman, from 2016 to 2025.

What kind of Hallmark movies is Rick Garman known for?

Rick is best known for Christmas movies and romances set in small towns, often with a wedding finale.

What is Rick Garman's highest-rated Hallmark movie?

Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa (2018) is Rick's best-reviewed Hallmark film, with a 6.7/10 audience rating.

What is Rick Garman's most popular Hallmark movie?

Christmas in Evergreen (2017) has more audience votes than any other Rick Garman Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have seen.

What is Rick Garman's weirdest Hallmark movie?

A Shoe Addict's Christmas (2018) scores 10 out of 10 on our weirdness scale.

Is Rick Garman still making Hallmark movies?

Yes. The most recent Rick Hallmark film we have is from 2025.

How many Hallmark Christmas movies has Rick Garman made?

Rick Garman turns up in 17 Hallmark Christmas movies.

What was Rick Garman's first Hallmark movie?

Our earliest credits for Rick Garman are from 2016: Christmas in Homestead, Sound of Christmas. Year-only dates do not establish which premiered first.

What does Rick Garman do in Hallmark movies?

Rick Garman works on Hallmark films as director and writer.

Credits come from IMDb, posters and other credits from TMDB, and ratings combine IMDb and TMDB audience scores. Weirdness and traits are HallmarkDB’s own, read from each film’s subtitles. Rick Garman on IMDb · Rick Garman on TMDB